↑

Will Cook For Smiles

Classic and Original Homecooking Recipes

  • Home
    • About Me
    • Work With Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Subscribe!
  • Recipes
    • Popular Posts
    • Appetizers
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Healthy Dishes
    • Soup
    • Salad
    • Sandwich
    • Cauliflower
    • Drink
    • Cocktail
  • How To
  • Instant Pot
    • Instant Pot Main Dishes
    • Instant Pot Side Dishes
    • Instant Pot Soups
  • Main Dishes
    • Side Dishes
    • Chicken
    • Beef
    • Seafood
    • Pork
    • Chili
    • Pasta
    • Slow Cooker
    • Vegetarian
  • Dessert
    • Cheesecake
    • Cake
    • Cookies
    • Chocolate
  • Holidays
    • Christmas Dinner
    • Christmas Baking
    • Holiday Leftover Recipes
    • New Year’s
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Super Bowl Recipes
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Mother’s Day
    • Father’s Day
    • BBQ
    • 4th Of July
    • Fall Recipes
    • Halloween
    • Thanksgiving
Home » Dinner » Beef » Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce

Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce

Created: September 9, 2014 Updated: April 17, 2023 by Lyuba Brooke 44 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

107.1K shares
Jump to Recipe

Amazing creamy steak enchiladas dinner will make a perfect weekend dinner in about 40 minutes. Steak Enchiladas made with thinly sliced steak, sauteed with onions and peppers, and topped with delicious jalapeno cilantro cream sauce and lots of cheese!

Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce | from willcookforsmiles.com

STEAK ENCHILADAS

I LOVE Enchiladas. There is something about juicy meat and cheese wrapped in a tortilla and baked with sauce and more cheese!! I make my Chicken Enchiladas all the time but I wanted to make something different with them last time. 

I was thinking of beef, using ground beef, at first but then I saw this perfect looking steak at the store and it called for me. You know that when ingredients call for you…you listen!

It was right! It wanted to be in my enchiladas and it turned out amazing.

CLICK HERE TO PIN IT!

Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce | from willcookforsmiles.com

This Jalapeno Cilantro Cream Sauce is wonderful too. It would go very well with other dishes too. First of all, it would be great with some white chicken enchiladas. Second, it would be nice over grilled chicken breast and even pasta.

Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce from willcookforsmiles.com

More Enchilada Recipes To Try

Beef Enchiladas

Homemade Enchilada Sauce

Chicken Enchiladas

Vegetarian Enchiladas

Chicken Enchilada Verde Dip

Chicken Enchilada Nachos

Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce 4

Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce 2

Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce

Steak Enchiladas made with thinly sliced steak, sauteed with onions and peppers, and topped with delicious jalapeno cilantro cream sauce and lots of cheese!
4.34 from 33 votes
Print Pin SaveSaved! Rate
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 578kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1.25 lb eye of round steak
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • Salt white pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • Sauce:
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 jalapenos seeded and minced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
  • salt white pepper
  • 1/4 tsp cumin
  • 1/4 tsp chili powder
  • 2 Tbsp minced cilantro
  • Enchiladas:
  • 7-8 large flour tortillas
  • 4 oz Monterrey Jack cheese shredded
  • More cheese for topping Optional
  • Cilantro for topping Optional
  • Jalapeno for topping Optional

Instructions

  • Sauce:
  • In a small sauce pot, heat up oil over medium heat and saute minced jalapeno and garlic until fragrant. Add heavy cream and sour cream and whisk until all smooth. Bring to a low boil and add cheese, salt, white pepper, chili powder and cumin. Stir well and cook for a couple of minutes. Stir in cilantro and take off heat.
  • Slice steaks as thin as you can. Slice onions and bell pepper thin too.
  • In a medium cooking pan, heat up some oil and add steak onion and peppers. Season with salt, white pepper and cumin. Cook until steak is done.
  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Spread some sauce over the bottom of a baking dish (9×13 casserole dish or any large enough to hold 7-8 enchiladas).
  • Spread some shredded cheese on one side of tortilla and spread some steak mixture over cheese. Roll tortilla and place it in the baking dish, seam down. Repeat with remaining tortillas, cheese and steak.
  • Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas and top off with some shredded cheese.
  • Bake for 17-19 minutes.
  • Top off with some more cilantro and jalapenos if you wish.

Notes

Recipe from Lyuba @ willcookforsmiles.com All images and content are copyright protected. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If you want to share this recipe, please simply link back to this post for the recipe. Thank you.

Nutrition

Calories: 578kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 421mg | Potassium: 409mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1272IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 323mg | Iron: 2mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @willcookforsmiles and tag #willcookforsmiles
Steak Enchiladas with Jalapeño Cilantro Cream Sauce.

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

107.1K shares

Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, Beef, Cinco de Mayo, Dinner, Mexican and Tex-Mex, Sauce

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Meg says

    November 18, 2021 at 12:54 pm

    Can you make this ahead of time?

    Reply
  2. Rachel says

    November 8, 2021 at 8:37 pm

    5 stars
    This is delicious five stars all around! So easy to make and my husband love it! Was great served with roasted Brussels sprouts! Will definitely keep this in my favorites!

    Reply
  3. Jude Horsley says

    November 6, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    Great recipe plenty of flavor my family goobled the entire dish up that was supposed to last two days

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      November 8, 2021 at 1:52 pm

      Haha well, you will have to make more! 😉

      Reply
  4. Marcy says

    February 3, 2021 at 8:18 pm

    5 stars
    This is excellent! I really like the jalapeño sauce. I was afraid it would be way too spicy with 2 large jalapeños. It wasn’t at all. It was actually quite mild. And the steak and veggies part was very well flavored also. Thanks for sharing the recipe!! We will have this again!!

    Reply
  5. Angie says

    September 10, 2020 at 7:24 pm

    5 stars
    DELICIOUS! I did not take the seeds out of the jalapeños because our family likes things hot and it wasn’t hot at all , excellent recipe! Thank you !!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      September 14, 2020 at 4:29 pm

      I am so glad you liked it, Angie!

      Reply
  6. Karen says

    May 6, 2020 at 6:21 pm

    5 stars
    Made this for Cinco de Mayo and it turned out fantastic! Thank you for this recipe!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      May 7, 2020 at 3:31 pm

      I am so glad you liked them, Karen! Thanks for taking the time to let me know!

      Reply
  7. John says

    August 5, 2019 at 6:06 pm

    Any guess on calories for one of the enchiladas. Have made them twice now – quite yummy.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      August 6, 2019 at 7:05 am

      Thank you, John! I am so glad you like them! I have updated the nutrition facts for this through my recipe maker and you can snow see that by scrolling up. They are about 232 for each enchilada.

      Reply
  8. Candice says

    May 17, 2019 at 7:10 am

    Ps: I did make them last night and they were wonderful a definite make again recipe. Thank you for sharing!!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      May 20, 2019 at 1:44 pm

      Candice, I am so happy you liked it!

      Reply
  9. Candice says

    May 16, 2019 at 7:21 am

    I am making these tonight! Already decided and it’s only 7:15 a.m. I made slow cooker steak and cheeses a couple days ago and have left over chuck roast shredded up. I hope that will work just fine. Your pictures really are amazing.

    Reply
  10. B Violet says

    March 24, 2019 at 8:27 pm

    5 stars
    Good sauce, but not enough of it. Would double it next time and add more cheese.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      March 30, 2019 at 12:35 pm

      Thank you! Yes, if you like it sauce, definitely double it 🙂
      (I enjoy extra sauce myself from time to time!)

      Reply
  11. Karen Clark says

    June 13, 2018 at 6:39 pm

    Hi – this recipe looks amazing – I was wondering if it could be frozen and then go from freezer to oven
    Thanks
    Karen

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      July 10, 2018 at 1:56 pm

      Hi Karen!
      You may be able to freeze it without the sauce and just add the sauce later. Cream based sauce doesn’t always behave when frozen and defrosted and might separate on you. Also, depending on the steak, it might be overcooked when reheating since it was cooked already before freezing. You can always give it a try, I’d definitely leave the sauce off until reheating thought 🙂

      Reply
« Older Comments

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Well, hey there!

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

Christmas Dinner Recipes

squared closeup of baked ham with orange ham glaze.

Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

holding some scooped hashbrown casserole on a metal spatula over the dish.

Hashbrown Casserole

sliced beef tenderloin with seasoning on the sides and rosemary sprig next to it.

Beef Tenderloin

scooping out some sweet potato casserole with sweet pecan crumble on top.

Sweet Potato Casserole

slices of juicy pork with brown gravy

Pot Roasted Pork Loin

sliced roasted garlic pork loin on the board and sprig of rosemary.

Garlic Pork Loin

stuffing on a serving spoon with the rest in a casserole dish in the background.

Stuffing Recipe

green bean casserole in a baking dish with spoon sitting in the dish.

Green Bean Casserole

Our Popular Recipes

The Best French Toast

a stack of five shrimp burgers on parchment paper up close.

Shrimp Burgers

Apple Walnut Broccoli Salad

top view of a whole frittata in a cast iron skillet

Frittata Recipe

spooning some beef soup from a bowl

Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup

closeup squared view of a slice of tiramisu with piece taken out.

The Best Classic Tiramisu

Top Rated Recipes

The Best French Toast

Cauliflower Parmesan Crisps

Christmas Cheesecake (Cranberry Jam White Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake)

Avocado Salmon Rice Bowl

round decorative bowl filled with apple pie bread pudding topped with ice cream and a fork leaning on the side of the bowl viewed close up.

Apple Pie Bread Pudding

Smores cheesecake on a wooden table

S'mores Cheesecake

Sides

30 Min

Pasta

Salads

Breakfast

Drinks

Soups

Gluten Free

FEATURED ON:

featured on

Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup

Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup

November 30, 2023
Instant...
Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

Baked Ham with Orange Honey Ham Glaze

November 27, 2023
This...
Hashbrown Casserole

Hashbrown Casserole

November 27, 2023
This...
Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie

November 21, 2023
This...
Beef Tenderloin

Beef Tenderloin

November 15, 2023
Beef...
Garlic Pork Loin

Garlic Pork Loin

November 11, 2023
Easy...
Borscht Recipe

Borscht Recipe

November 9, 2023
Borscht...
Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole

November 8, 2023
Green...
Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

October 30, 2023
Instant...
Instant Pot Chili

Instant Pot Chili

October 26, 2023
Instant...
Privacy Policy
©2023, Will Cook For Smiles. Design by Pixel Me Designs